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Re: SAAF Spitfire shot down by....
There are no Luftwaffe claims on that date, and a reading of the great book "Eagles Victorious" by Martin & Orpen on the history of the SAAF in the Mediterranean and Italy, helps to discover the truth.
Page 267: "...on the evening of 6 June, 40 Sqn's final mission connected with the paratroopers (a British unit dropped south of Avezzano - my note) had to turn back owing to bad light and heavy cloud. The pilot decided to come down at Nettuno, where a Thunderbolt landed on top of one Spitfire, mortally injuring Capt. R. K. Dunkerley."
Hope this helps.
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Ferdinando D'Amico
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